Huawei’s Latest Artistic Router Shines with Tech and Style

Unveiling the Art in Technology: Huawei X3 Pro Router

The new Huawei X3 Pro router is promoted as the company’s first “art router.” The theme is “Golden Mountain under the Sun.” The device itself is essentially a transparent, sculpted router with a miniature mountain inside and lighting that changes depending on the time of day. The main unit is equipped with 512 MB of RAM and 128 MB of built-in flash memory, supporting speeds up to 688 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band and up to 2882 Mbps in the 5 GHz band with a total theoretical peak speed of 3570 Mbps. It comes with two 2.5 Gbps Ethernet ports that automatically switch between WAN and LAN, as well as a standard gigabit port. The additional router comes with a basic gigabit port.

Huawei claims the router can cover homes with an area of about 90 square meters, and when an additional router is added, the coverage area increases to approximately 120 square meters. The main unit is equipped with six Wi-Fi antennas, including a unique transparent antenna with micron engraving. The router uses Huawei’s Lingxiao processor, four signal amplifiers, and Wi-Fi 7+ features, ensuring smooth switching between the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands.

Advanced Connectivity and Coverage

The Huawei Router X3 Pro supports Lingxiao PLC (Powerline Communication) technology, which uses the existing electrical wiring to transmit digital data and internet signals, eliminating the need to lay new cables. This device supports PLC speeds up to 1500 Mbps and can connect to 15 additional routers over the existing electrical wiring, which is particularly relevant for multi-story homes where wireless communication is difficult.

Additional capabilities include dual-band roaming, a dedicated IoT channel, parental controls, guest Wi-Fi, WPA3, Huawei HomeSec protection, and a fan cooling system. Huawei is also targeting gamers by offering a Game Turbo mode accelerated over 160 games. The price is quite straightforward: $180 for the main router, $110 for the additional router, or $280 for the set. The device is already available in China.